Which is better? XBL or PSN?

xbl has better features, but the community are stupid 12 year olds playing M games that think swearing and talking about sex will make all the "adults" on there (also 12 year olds) think they're cool. and it costs money. so psn has a better community and it's free. unless your a stupid 12 year old that thinks swearing about cupcakes is comedy gold.

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No I do not, how is it better? give me facts. just saying it wont say anything.

Phoenix534

PSN:

• FREE online = win
• Internet Browser = useless
• Dedicated servers = makes absolutely NO difference
• light to no lag. = same on both systems
• Better games = opinion. but IMO xbl takes it on this one.
• Better community = less people with mics equalsbetter comm? no....just means less people you hear. use the mute button
• Movie service = meh, xbl has it better with netflix imo but the psn service isnt bad. lotta sony exclusives you cant get on the live serv
• PS HOME = EPIC PHAIL (i cant believe you actually tried to play THIS card)
• Text chat = PHAIL. xbl has more and better chatting options..
• Great, easy to use interface. = id say theyre about equal on both fronts. i dont have a prob navigating either...
• etc...

Understand now?

:)

you should really

That's what I was going to say. Also, I'd like to stress the Better Community, as that's arguably the most important thing in a multiplayer service.

im the voice in red.also the community isnt better theres just less people to hear since mics arent standard with the console....use the mute buttons on both if theres any probs.

PSN. I pay nothing for PC, so why should I pay to play on console? PSN can get me P2P and even Dedicated servers. I don't care about all the social features either of them have. I don't use it on Steam, nor do I have xFire, so all the friend chat yada yada. Idc, so in the end, I go with free.zero_snake99

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One problem with this is talk about features. This should be a conversation about the gaming, because that's really all that matters in multiplayer.

Phoenix534

But when it comes to online, the multiplayer is all that matters. Would anyone pay for live if it didn't have multiplayer? No. Would they pay if it was just multiplyaer? Some. would.

that is a great question i would also like to know if online was part of silver and u had less features than psn would u pay for xbox live just for features if u already had online multiplayer for free (nothing wrong with paying for added content)

Xbox Live is much better then psn

One problem with this is talk about features. This should be a conversation about the gaming, because that's really all that matters in multiplayer.

Phoenix534

If we eliminate features from the coparison, what is the difference?

None but layout and price.

I believe you earliar in this thread that PSN was better due to some features it had, and a supposed better community.

Not paying > Paying. I don't care for cross party chat.

Which?

WiiMan21

If your after free then PSN all the way but I'm happy I pay for a better service from XBL. Everytime I turn it on I don't have to wait half an hour to play due to updates! I can have parties which can jump in and out of games ....voices sound real and not tinnyXBL just feels more complete!!

One problem with this is talk about features. This should be a conversation about the gaming, because that's really all that matters in multiplayer.

Phoenix534

This is why I like XBL. Microsoft's approach focuses on the whole gaming experience, not just within the game proper. According to MS's philosophy, gaming starts the moment you turn on your console. And it doesn't end when you turn it off.

I don't boot directly into a game anymore. I'll turn on my console, and even before I actually play a game, I'll check my messages and see what the people on my friends list are doing. I'll go check out what's on the Community Playdate or see what's on tap on the Community Calendar. Or maybe I'll check out the Spotlight section or Inside Xbox to see any cool new game videos or demos that have been released since I last logged on. These, by the way, are much more accessible than what's available on PSN... but that's a discussion for another time.

And this is already 15-20 minutes before I'm actually playing a game.

More often than not, I'll get an invite from a friend to play a game. What about after I turn off my console? I can check messages and see what my friends are doing through Xbox.com or stay in touch with them via MSN Messenger. Pretty soon, connectivity will be broadened even further with direct connectivity with Facebook and Twitter.

All of this is related to gaming although not in a game. Still useful. Still relevant to gaming.

you cant use the browser as a plus for PSN its a plus for the PS3 its not related to PSN. With the PS3 I have to go and specifically enter the PSN and all I ever find in the latest releases are themes and LBP costumes, yes I live in Europe and there is frick all on the PSN.

Now when I turn on my xbox I am straight into live I can access videos for game hints, cheats, or walkthroughs there are developer diaries, sent u a message, 100-1, movies to download and much more it truly blows PSN out the water, well at least here in europe.